Breakout Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems talks signing to Since '93/RCA Records, Apple Music's Up Next program and her new EP 'If Orange Was a Place.'
calling her"immensely talented" and an"incredible artist" whose"style and vocal abilities know no bounds" in a statement to."There’s no doubt she’ll accomplish great things and we can’t wait to see Tems flourish.” Added Since ’93 co-president,"[Tems is] a once in a generation artist whose originality and style is second to none."
"My team and I have been working really hard over the years, now we’re in a new season and on a higher level and things can only get better as we reach more people all over the world," Tems said in her own statement about the deal."I’m looking forward to this new partnership with Since ‘93/RCA and working with their talented teams as we enter in this next chapter.
“Tems once told me that 'being yourself actually takes more courage than people would imagine,’" Apple Music 1 hostin a statement."In her career that has meant ignoring opinions and pressure to compromise her music, while constantly defying expectations. Her debut EP was raw and addictive, leaving fans hungry for her next release. And no matter how her songwriting evolves, her captivating vocal tone will bring her the spotlight on any original or feature record she touches.
Up next is a string of U.S. tour dates and a few festival appearances, as she looks to get out in front of fans again after breaking out amidst the pandemic which has restricted live opportunities. And there’s also an album on the way, tentatively scheduled for next year, that she hopes will establish even more of her story.
"I think music is storytelling through song in many different kinds of ways, and I think the album when it comes out will really reflect the more in-depth part of what’s happening now," she says."Music is a form of expression, and I understand I’m on a bigger level now, but in terms of who I am or in terms of what music is to me, that’s never going to change.
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